Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts

Leaning the shivering Xiao Bai back to the doghouse, Xu Qingfan and the red-faced Zhang Yiyi returned home.

As the warmth enveloped them, they exhaled and took off their jackets, putting them away.

"Brother Qingfan, why were you out for so long?" Lin Wanning watched them return, pretending not to know.

"Xiao Bai was tied up all day and didn't want to come home." Xu Qingfan teased, knowing Xiao Bai couldn't talk, making up stories.

Zhang Yiyi held back a laugh; Xiao Bai was shaking all over from the cold, how could it not want to come home?

In the living room, the four girls finished tidying up and were studying at the dining table.

As Xu Qingfan and Zhang Yiyi sat down, Wu Lingyu spoke up, "Brother Fan, you don't have homework, go help Wanning wash her hair."

Xia Xiaoxiao glanced at him and continued writing.

Xu Qingfan acted nonchalantly and said, "No problem, it's winter, Wanning doesn't sweat much. After soaking her feet, wiping down with a towel is like taking a bath."

Xu Qingfan said and stood up to push the wheelchair; everyone felt that him doing this was natural, so no one raised an objection.

After he pushed Lin Wanning away, Zhang Yiyi and Wu Lingyu exchanged smiles from their seats.

Clearly, they were the orchestrators of everything that happened tonight.

And Xu Qingfan didn't notice from start to finish.

...

In the first-floor bathroom, Wu Lingyu had already prepared the tools needed for Lin Wanning's hair wash, towels, a bath bucket of height, and a waterproof small bed.

Although Wu Lingyu didn't say, Xu Qingfan could easily guess it was Lingyu who prepared it.

"I'll carry you onto it first." He lifted Lin Wanning from the wheelchair, and the girl wrapped her arms around his neck.

"A little embarrassing." Lin Wanning lay down, blushing, and whispered.

"Embarrassed about what, we're an old married couple now."

Xu Qingfan pinched Lin Wanning's cheek; when saying "old married couple," his heart thudded because he hadn't told her about his situation with Yiyi.

Lin Wanning didn't know what he was thinking; hearing this, she blushed from her ears to her neck, closing her eyes to wait for Brother Qingfan's service.

Ten minutes ago, the man's thoughts drifted back; Zhang Yiyi asked, "Brother, when will you tell Wanning about us? Should I do it?"

Xu Qingfan replied, "I'm the one who did wrong, how inappropriate would it be for Yiyi to speak? I'm the man; I'll address it."

Zhang Yiyi happily snuggled in his arms; whatever Xu Qingfan said real or fake, at least his resolve not to avoid was genuine.

Gently dampening Lin Wanning's hair, Xu Qingfan applied shampoo and slowly created foam.

"Is the water temperature good?" Xu Qingfan asked.

"Mm." Lin Wanning replied.

The bathroom returned to quiet, the gentle sounds of water flowing echoed in their ears.

Xu Qingfan carefully massaged her scalp, ensuring each strand of hair was thoroughly soaped.

After five minutes of rubbing, he opened the shower to rinse the foam from the girl's hair.

Lin Wanning obediently closed her eyes, Xu Qingfan was careful throughout, and not a single water droplet landed on her face.

After drying her hair, Xu Qingfan helped Lin Wanning sit up from the bed.

Handing the towel to the girl, he said, "Wipe your body with the towel, you can't bathe for a few days."

Lin Wanning moved her still-mobile left leg, swinging it, asking, "Brother Qingfan, will you mind that Wanning doesn't bathe and smells?"

Xu Qingfan gave a humorous glance, waited until the water in the bath bucket submerged the showerhead, and poked her forehead, "What nonsense, Wanning smells lovely, not stinky."

Lin Wanning puckered her lips and pointed at her feet, "If I don't wash my feet, they'll stink."

"I won't mind." Xu Qingfan rubbed her head.

If he wasn't worried about being called a pervert, he'd crouch down and sniff, proving he's not just saying things.

"But they're stinky..." Lin Wanning pouted.

"Be patient, the bandages will come off in a week or two, it's not forever." Xu Qingfan closed the water outlet and brought the filled bath bucket to Lin Wanning.

Seeing Brother Qingfan crouch in front of her, Lin Wanning instantly understood his intention, and her face started to heat up again.

"Brother Qingfan, I can do it myself..." she murmured softly.

Xu Qingfan said nothing, he took off Lin Wanning's shoes, placed her pale, delicate feet in his hand, and gently put them into the warm bath.

"Don't move, bending is inconvenient for you, let me wash." He looked up at Lin Wanning and gave her a reassuring look.

Lin Wanning lightly bit her lip, not speaking further.

Despite not being long, Lin Wanning's legs were fair, smooth, and her small arch shone in his palm like exquisite jade.

The moment Xu Qingfan laid hands on her, he hesitated for a while, not remembering if he had used any shower gel.

Not that the other four girls' legs were less appealing; Xia Xiaoxiao's slender manga legs, Wu Lingyu's bouncy Korean style, Zhang Yiyi's combination of both.

Xiao Ruawen's... he hadn't experienced yet, so couldn't comment.

All five girls had their unique allure; it was difficult for someone without specific tastes to discern which was best.

Xu Qingfan rolled up his sleeves, reaching underwater to patiently massage Lin Wanning.

He said, "Wanning often fractures here, let me massage it more, it can prevent it."